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Years of hard work goes into creating each new Xperia smartphone, but the XZ3’s advanced specs and technological advancements also came about through collaborations across Sony. Whether it’s the OLED display that means content looks better on the XZ3 than on any other smartphone, or the Motion EyeTM camera that packs so much incredible technology …

It’s a well-known fact that Xperia smartphones take scarily good low light photography and video, and there’s no better excuse to take some incredible night-time snaps than Halloween. Whether your scene is lit with ambient light, candle light or even spooky pumpkin light, the XZ2 Premium lets you take amazing pictures that will see you …

The future. Are you an optimist, or a pessimist? If you’re the type of person that thinks of bright blue skies and rolling green fields, with technology and nature working in harmony, then “Picture This”– a global short film contest with sustainability at its heart – is for you. The latest Xperia handsets feature 4K …

First off I want to thank Sony Mobile for letting me join Furumi-san on stage at MWC 2018. The XZ2 and XZ2 Compact are incredible devices packed with features, but what really excites me is screen technology, in particular, their HDR displays. In the 27 years I’ve worked at Sony I have seen dramatic improvements …

Besides new smartphone announcements, the most-read articles here on our blog are those that include info on all things Android. We’re Xperia users ourselves (obviously) and know how exciting it is to have a shiny new version of Android breathe new life into your device. Whilst we’ve made positive strides over the past couple of …

Ever since our innovative Motion Eye Camera™ first brought Super slow motion and Predictive Capture into our hands with XZ Premium (and now also available on XZ1 and XZ1 Compact), we’ve been searching for the best way to put the feature to the test. So, naturally, we took a handset down to our local trampoline …

Xperia XZ Premium’s Super slow motion feature is capable of capturing 4x more frames than typical smartphone slow mo. This means you’re able to discover a whole new level of detail that isn’t normally visible to the naked eye. To put it to the test we hired – who better – a magician. Magicians are …

XZ Premium is packed with cutting-edge technologies including a 4K HDR screen for unprecedented video playback quality. Earlier in the year the BRAVIA team talked us through what 4K HDR actually means, and we revealed that for the first time ever on a smartphone, XZ Premium users will be able to enjoy 4K HDR content …

Each year a staggering 125 million mobile handsets are dumped into landfill or gather dust in drawers, only 12.5% of electronic waste is recycled. At Sony Mobile, our mission is to be as eco-friendly as possible, last year the company saved 1.5 million handsets from landfill. From factories to product design, a lot of what …

At Sony Mobile, we design our hardware and software to last for many years. However, as with any smartphone, we know that performance can vary over time and after a year or two, your Xperia device might not be quite as zippy as the day you first excitedly unboxed it. Fortunately, there are a few …